Wilbert S. Aronow, M.D.

Professor, Medicine & Medicine - Division of Cardiology School of Medicine
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Wilbert S. Aronow, M.D., has edited more than 20 books and is the author or co-author of nearly 1,900 papers, more than 200 chapters in 100+ books, nearly 1,000 commentaries, 50 Letters to the Editor, 1,200+ abstracts, and is presenter or co-presenter of more than 1,600 talks at meetings. Dr. Aronow has been a member of almost 200 editorial boards of medical journals. He has been a member of 4 national guidelines committees including being a coauthor of the 2010 AMDA guidelines for heart failure, a co-chair and first author of the 2011 ACC/AHA expert consensus document on hypertension in the elderly, a coauthor of the 2015 AHA/ACC/ASH scientific statement on treatment of hypertension in patients with coronary artery disease, and a coauthor of the 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with hypertension. He was a co-author of a 2015 position paper from the International Lipid Expert Forum. Dr. Aronow has been a committee member of numerous professional societies and a consultant to many government agencies. He has mentored more than 1,100 physicians and medical students, as well as has 1,500 papers listed on PubMed during his professional career.

Education

  • M.D., Harvard Medical School
  • Fellowship: Cardiology
  • Residency: Internal Medicine 

Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Preventive Cardiology

Honors and Awards

  • 90 Honors including NYMC Chancellor's Research Award
  • 2 NYMC 2021 Excellence in Teaching Dean's Faculty Award
  • NYMC library 2024 Award for mentoring residents

Publications

  • Tran HH, Thu A, Twayana AR, et. al. "Titin-Based Mechanisms of Myocardial Stiffness and Heart Failure: From Bench to Bedside." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000952
  • Fishkin T, Tripathi A, Furqan M, et. al. "Managing Heart Failure in Complex Adult Congenital Heart Disease." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000946
  • Agrawal SP, Mansoor S, Maturi B, et. al. "Curbside Consult Torsemide versus Furosemide: Pharmacological Distinctions and Clinical Implications." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000948
  • Arsha S, Tripathi A, Kangarlu J, et. al. "Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Focus on the Utility of Statins." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000942
  • Hadid S, Frishman WH, Aronow WS, et. al. "Advancing Diabetes Management and Glycemic Control While Exploring CagriSema's Impact on Obesity Management." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000940
  • Khalid N, Afzal MA, Abdullah M, et. al. "Efficacy and safety of empagliflozin in acute heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Future cardiology, (), (2025) 1-7. doi: 10.1080/14796678.2025.2499374
  • Mahalleh M, Narimani-Javid R, Izadpanahi K, et. al. "Hearts apart: exploring sex disparity in the global and regional burden of ischemic heart disease; a systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 1990-2021." BMC cardiovascular disorders, 25(1), (2025) 346. doi: 10.1186/s12872-025-04770-0
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Memberships and Affiliations

  • FACC
  • FAHA
  • FACP
  • FCCP
  • FASPC
  • AGSF
  • FGSA

Teaching Responsibilities

  • Mentor cardiology fellows
  • Mentor medical residents
  • Mentor medical students